Sara Davis

Sara Davis joined the Hewlett Foundation in 2011 as the director of the Grants Management Department. In this role, she is responsible for managing grant compliance and grantmaking operations and working closely with Foundation departments and programs to build systems, make grant payments, and develop compliance policies.

She currently serves on the Membership Committee for the Northern California Grantmakers Association and is on the board of Creativity Explored, an arts nonprofit based in San Francisco focused on people with developmental disabilities. Sara came to Hewlett from the Adobe Foundation, where she managed foundation finance, operations, and their global grants programs. Her previous work experience includes leadership positions in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector with Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit programs and with the Napa Valley Vintners Association.

Sara has an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, and completed the Philanthropy Leadership program at Stanford University’s School of Social Innovation.